What image did Qu Yuan create in Li Sao?

Qu Yuan created the image of "vanilla beauty" in Li Sao.

In his works, there are countless names of herbs, such as Li Jiang, Fructus Aurantii, Orchid, Hui Quan, Du Heng, Gui Jun, Schizonepeta and so on. However, Qu Yuan did not simply describe the fragrance of these herbs, but used them for "comparison", citing that "beauty is beauty" and using herbs such as Lan Zhi to describe people's noble qualities.

Accordingly, "evil is evil", and Xiao Ai, thatch and other evil grasses in the poem are ugly incarnations.

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Beauty, ugliness, good and evil, in the poet's pen, turn into human vegetation, interpret elegance with fragrance, and interpret ugliness and adultery with filth and evil. In Qu Yuan's pen, this picture of flowers and plants in four seasons gives life meaning and carries morality and quality. The image of "beauty" in Li Sao is either a metaphor for the king, a metaphor for the good man or a metaphor for itself.

Qu Yuan was at odds with Chu Huaiwang, but Qu Yuan was not reconciled to the downfall of kings and the decline of Chu. He is worried and resentful, such as "Beauty withers", which means that he is worried and helpless about Chu Huaiwang.